Isabelle Anne Madeleine Huppert is a French actress. Described as "one of the best actresses in the world", she is known for her portrayals of cold and disdainful characters devoid of morality. She is the recipient of several accolades, including two César Awards, five Lumières Awards, a BAFTA Award, three European Film Awards, two Berlin International Film Festival, three Cannes Film Festival and Venice Film Festival honors, a Golden Globe Award, and an Academy Award nomination; in 2020, The New York Times ranked her second on its list of the greatest actors of the 21st century.
Josiane Balasko is a French actress, writer, and director. She has been nominated seven times for César Awards, and won twice.
Men Prefer Fat Girls is a French comedy film directed by Jean-Marie Poiré. It was released in 1981, adapted from a script by Josiane Balasko.
Diane Kurys is a French director, producer, filmmaker and actress. Several of her films as director are semi-autobiographical.
French Twist is a cult 1995 French comedy film. It was written and directed by Josiane Balasko. The film was one of very few French films to have a dubbed version for English audiences. Its title in French is untranslatable but 'Cursed Lawn' is a close approximation. It also refers to the shaving of pubic hair, a subtle joke in French alluding to the subject matter of the film. The film was selected as the French entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 68th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
Farid Chopel was a French actor, comedian and singer. He was of Algerian descent.
Gérard Lauzier was a French comics author and movie director, best known as one of the leading authors in the more adult-oriented French comics scene of the 1970s and 1980s.
The 52nd annual Venice International Film Festival was held between 30 August and 9 September 1995.
Park Benches is a 2009 French film directed by Bruno Podalydès, with an all-star cast.
Le Splendid is a café-théâtre company founded by a collection of writers and actors in the 1970s - Christian Clavier, Michel Blanc, Gérard Jugnot, Thierry Lhermitte, Josiane Balasko, Marie-Anne Chazel, Bruno Moynot and Claire Magnin. The members of the company went on to become some of the most significant actors and directors in French cinema from the 1980s onwards and have collectively won many César awards.
Caroline Huppert is a French film director and screenwriter. She is the sister of French actress Isabelle Huppert and has directed more than 30 films since 1977.
The Flood is a 1994 French-Russian crime film directed by Igor Minaiev and starring Isabelle Huppert. It is based on the 1929 short story Navodneniye by Yevgeny Zamyatin. It was screened at the Locarno Festival in 1994.
My Life Is Hell is a 1991 French comedy film directed by Josiane Balasko.
A French Gigolo is a 2008 French comedy-drama film directed by Josiane Balasko and starring Nathalie Baye, Éric Caravaca, Isabelle Carré and Balasko.
The Ex-Wife of My Life or L'Ex-femme de ma vie is a 2005 French comedy-drama film directed by Josiane Balasko and starring Balasko, Karin Viard and Thierry Lhermitte. It is the sixth film directed by Balasko.
Arlette is a 1997 French comedy-romance film directed by Claude Zidi.
Nuit d'ivresse is a 1986 French cult comedy film directed by Bernard Nauer and starring Josiane Balasko and Thierry Lhermitte. It was adapted from the play of the same name, created in 1985 by Balasko and Michel Blanc.
Elle is a 2016 psychological thriller film directed by Paul Verhoeven from a screenplay by David Birke, based on the novel Oh... by Philippe Djian. Djian's novel was published in 2012 and received the Prix Interallié. The film stars Isabelle Huppert as a businesswoman who is raped in her home by a masked assailant and decides not to report it due to her past experience with police.
Bécassine is a 2018 French comedy film directed by Bruno Podalydès. It is an adaptation of the French comic series Bécassine.
